Safety razor steadying attachment



Nov. 28, 1961 L. E. SMITH 3,010,204

SAFETY RAZOR STEADYING ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 1, 1959 Larry E. Smith I HVVENIOR.

United States Patent 3,010,204 SAFETY RAZOR STEADYING A'ITACI-IIVIENT Larry E. Smith, 338 N. Arlington St, Akron 5, Ohio Filed Sept. 1, 1959, Ser. No. 837,381 1 Claim. (Cl. 30-90) This invention relates to safety razors and more particularly to an attachment for a safety razor to facilitate holding the razor steady while shaving.

An object of the invention is to provide a very simple attachment for an ordinary safety razor to facilitate the use of the razor that is, to prevent the razor from slipping in the hand of the user with the consequent nicking, cutting, scratching, etc. which often results from the razor slipping in the hand of the user.

An important feature of the invention is found in the simplicity of the attachment. It is made of a mere socket together with a finger rest swivelly connected with the socket. The socket is proportioned and designed to fit on the end of the safety razor, preferably frictionally engaging the end of the handle from which it is removable. This automatically positions the attachment as a longitudinal extension of the handle with the finger rest at the outer end of the handle plus its attachment. Since the finger rest is swivelly connected, it may rest, for instance on the little finger of the user, while the remainder of the handle is gripped in the other four fingers of the user. An unusually effective steadying effect is obtained in this way.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a razor equipped with an attachment in accordance with the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a fragmentary elevational view of the end of the handle of the razor in FIGURE 1 showing the method of securing the attachment of the handle of the razor.

FIGURE 3 is a cross-secticnal view taken on the line 3-3 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 4 is a bottom plan view of the attachment.

In the accompanying drawings there is illustrated a conventional safety razor having a razor head 12 and a razor handle 14. These parts are conventional and diagrammatically represent any manufacturers make of razor having use or need for attachment 16.

Attachment 16 is a safety attachment which furnishes additional support and a steadying action on the razor as it is held in the hand for normal use. The attachment is made of a socket 18 having a pocket 20 defined by side wall 22 and end wall 24. The opposite end of side wall 22 is open in order to receive the lower end of the razor handle 14. In those razors which are openable by rotation of knob at the lowermost extremity of the handle, the socket will be dimensioned to fit exclusively on this portion of the razor handle so that when it is desired to open or close the razor the attachment socket is rotated in place of part 15. Inasmuch as the socket is frictionally engaged with 3,010,204 Patented Nov. 28, 1961 "ice part 15 of the razor handle 14, the part :15 is rotated as a unit with the socket of the attachment.

There is a semi-spherical recess 26 in wall 24, and a bore 28 opening through the lower surface of wall 24 and registered with recess 26. This accommodates a similarly configured swivel member 30 having a semi-spherical head 32 and a cylindrical shank 34 integral or otherwise secured thereto. Consequently, the recess and swivel member form a swivel connection for finger rest 36 that is fixed to the outer extremity of the cylindrical shank 34. The finger rest is in the form of an arcuate plate and has a concave lower surface 38 adapted to seat upon a surface of one finger, preferably the little finger of the user. Although the upper surface configuration of rest 36 is unimportant, it is preferably made neatly so that the entire rest has a concave-convex shape.

In use, the attachment is secured to the lower end of the handle of the razor. The razor handle is gripped by four of the users fingers with the rest 36 seated upon the little finger in order to provide a steadying effect. This is quite important because it provides a reaction to the force i.e. wei ht and pull of the razor, directly on an extension of the longitudinal axis of the handle. Ordinarily a person using the razor has his hands wet, and the additional support provided by the rest serves the intended purpose very effectively.

The materials of construction for attachment 16 may be varied. However, it is suggested that rubber or an elastomeric plastic or other substance be used which is capable of being tensioned for frictionally gripping the handle.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A steadying attachment for a safety razor of the type including an elongated handle, said attachment comprising a socket removably mounted on the free end portion of the handle, and a rest mounted for rotary and limited universal swinging adjustment on the closed end of the socket for engagement by the little finger of the hand which grips the handle, said socket-being of resilient material for frictionally gripping the handle under tension and having a substantially semi-spherical recess in its closed end portion and further having an opening in said closed end portion communicating with the recess, said rest comprising an arcuate finger-receiving plate, a shank fixed on the convex side of said plate at an intermediate point and operable in the opening, and a substantially semi-spherical head on the shank operable in the recess for rockably mounting the plate on the socket.

MacFalls July 20, 1926 Arnesen et al. Mar. 2, 1948 

